I can't help but think that the SNP must have sighed a quiet sigh of relief after the oil price crashed just after the last vote.

I also think that while (1) Independence is the reason for being of the SNP, (2) this is a tactical move in response to Mays actions re EU, albeit one with strategic potential.

But i don't think that having a vote every few years is the right thing to do, unless it is genuinely driven by the will of the people, not by politicians. That is one of the reasons that some mistrust the EU.

But to answer the question. It has to be a vote by the people of Scotland, including Scots like me who live in England or abroad. We have the right to contribute to the destiny of Scotland.

So I would feel happier for a third option to include all Scots this time, not just people who happen to live in Scotland.

But given the choice, I have to say it is a matter for Scotland to decide.

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It has to be a vote by the people of Scotland, including Scots like me who live in England or abroad. We have the right to contribute to the destiny of Scotland.

Why?

umm let me think.....it is my country? Ok I had to move to London to work during a recesssion, met an English lass, got married etc, but Scotland is still my country (though I do see myself as Scottish, British, European and Earthling).

If Scotland had more jobs when I graduated, perhaps I would not have had to emigrate down south to find work.

It has to be a vote by the people of Scotland, including Scots like me who live in England or abroad. We have the right to contribute to the destiny of Scotland.

Why?

umm let me think.....it is my country? Ok I had to move to London to work during a recesssion, met an English lass, got married etc, but Scotland is still my country (though I do see myself as Scottish, British, European and Earthling).

If Scotland had more jobs when I graduated, perhaps I would not have had to emigrate down south to find work.

Interesting. So what criteria do you set for someone to be eligible to vote?

For example - I was born and raised in Scotland until I was 14, moved to England and then returned to Scotland for university before moving abroad for work for a few years before returning to England where I've settled. I'm now 40(ish), do I get a vote?

It has to be a vote by the people of Scotland, including Scots like me who live in England or abroad. We have the right to contribute to the destiny of Scotland.

Why?

umm let me think.....it is my country? Ok I had to move to London to work during a recesssion, met an English lass, got married etc, but Scotland is still my country (though I do see myself as Scottish, British, European and Earthling).

If Scotland had more jobs when I graduated, perhaps I would not have had to emigrate down south to find work.

Interesting. So what criteria do you set for someone to be eligible to vote?

For example - I was born and raised in Scotland until I was 14, moved to England and then returned to Scotland for university before moving abroad for work for a few years before returning to England where I've settled. I'm now 40(ish), do I get a vote?

Personally I don't think I should but that's just me!

i think you should, as you are Scottish. Scotland is your country. You may not live there now, but Scotland gave you life (so to speak) and as such you have the right to help decide its future. But that's just me!

It has to be a vote by the people of Scotland, including Scots like me who live in England or abroad. We have the right to contribute to the destiny of Scotland.

Why?

umm let me think.....it is my country? Ok I had to move to London to work during a recesssion, met an English lass, got married etc, but Scotland is still my country (though I do see myself as Scottish, British, European and Earthling).

If Scotland had more jobs when I graduated, perhaps I would not have had to emigrate down south to find work.

I am pretty much in the same situation, but don't think I should have the right to have a say, it might be nice to be asked and I have a keen interest in the result, but I made the decision to leave and have settled elsewhere. I think it should be up to those who live in Scotland to decide Scotland's future, not us ex-pats.
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It has to be a vote by the people of Scotland, including Scots like me who live in England or abroad. We have the right to contribute to the destiny of Scotland.

Why?

umm let me think.....it is my country? Ok I had to move to London to work during a recesssion, met an English lass, got married etc, but Scotland is still my country (though I do see myself as Scottish, British, European and Earthling).

If Scotland had more jobs when I graduated, perhaps I would not have had to emigrate down south to find work.